| Centinela Solar Energy Project | |
| Coordinates: | 32.6819°N -115.6606°W |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: | Mount Signal, California |
| Status: | O |
| Commissioned: | 2013 |
| Ps Site Area: | 20670NaN0 |
| Ps Electrical Capacity: | 170 MW |
| Ps Annual Generation: | 510 GW·h |
The Centinela Solar Energy Project is a 170 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power plant located on of previously disturbed private land southwest of El Centro, California. The project planned to provide at least 235 jobs, generate more than $30 million in tax revenue over its life-time, and deliver enough electricity to power about 82,500 homes. Imperial County gave a green-light to the solar power plant on December 27, 2011, and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar approved the right-of-way over 19 acres for the connecting power line on public land.[1]
The plant went online in tests on July 26, 2013.[2] [3]
It received a safety award in 2015.[4]
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 282 | 4,886 | 10,462 | 8,544 | 11,358 | 14,504 | 50,036 | |||||||
| 2014 | 14,603 | 18,196 | 32,012 | 37,607 | 51,878 | 54,129 | 50,286 | 47,862 | 46,089 | 39,786 | 32,958 | 23,830 | 449,236 | |
| 2015 | 28,339 | 35,985 | 46,237 | 51,300 | 54,417 | 50,941 | 52,063 | 50,917 | 39,754 | 36,827 | 33,023 | 30,048 | 509,851 | |
| 2016 | 29,254 | 36,007 | 39,667 | 43,625 | 54,462 | 52,854 | 54,412 | 50,431 | 42,640 | 35,341 | 25,707 | 20,364 | 484,764 | |
| Total | 1,493,887 | |||||||||||||